Horseshoe-spreader.



No. 823,383; PATENTED JUNE 12, 1906.

K. K. ALLMAN. HORSESHOE SPREADER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 16, 1905.

"ll llll UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HORSESHOE-SPREADER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1906.

Application filed November 16. 1905. Serial No. 287,681.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, KASPAR K. ALLMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alumbridge, in the county of Lewis and State of WestVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHorseshoe- Spreaders; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in devices for spreading horseshoesand it consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangementof parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a device or tool of thischaracter which will be simple in construction, durable in use,efficient in operation, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

The above and other objects are accomplished by the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of my improved horseshoe-s reader, showing in full anddotted lines t e two positions of the same; and Figs. 2 and 3 are detailsectional views taken, respectively, on the line 2 2 and 3 3 in Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings by numeral, 1 denotes my improvedhorseshoe-spreader, which comprises two jaw members or levers 2 3, whichare adjustably pivoted together by means of a cross-bar 4. The latter isin the form of a U-shaped link or bar and has the member or lever 3fixed in its closed end 5 by a rivet or similar fastening 6. Theopposite ends or arms 7 of the bar 4 are formed with aining apertures oropenings 8 to receive a pivot-pin 9, which also passes through anopening in the member or lever 2, so that the latter is pivotallymounted and may be adjusted toward and from the member 2 to vary the sace between the two jaws 10, which are ormed or provided upon the adjacent end of the members or levers 2 3. The opposite end of the member2, which latter is substantially straight, has a handle 11 formed orsecured thereon. A similar handle 12 is provided u on the free end of anoperating-lever 13, w 'ch has its inner end bifurcated, as shown at 14,to receive the reduced upper end 15 of the member 3, to whichit ispivoted by a rivet, b'olt, or the like 16. The hand or operating lever13 is conably slightly curved, as shown.

nected to the lever or member 2 by a pair of links 17, which aredisposed in parallel relation upon the opposite sides of the levers 2,3, and 13 and have their free ends united, as shown at 18. Theiropposite ends are pivoted by a rivet, bolt, or the like 19 upon theopposite sides of the lever 13, which is prefer- The connection betweenthe links 17 and the lever 2 is an adjustable and pivotal one, and it ispref which are secured to said pivot-pins 9 and 21 and retain the latterin their proper positions. These pivot-pins are thus prevented fromslipping out and becoming lost or misplaced; but at the same time theymay be quickly removed or applied to adjust the different parts for thepurpose of varying the leverage and the movement of the jaws 10. Jam

The construction, operation, and advantages of the invention will bereadily understood upon reference to Fig. 1 of the drawings. It will beseen that when the parts are properly adjusted the two jaws 10 areinserted between the ends of the horseshoe to be expanded and thehandles 11 12 are swung from their full-line to their dotted-lineposition. (Shown in Fig. 1.)

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device 01 the character described comprising twopivotally-connected members, a hand-lever pivoted to one of said membersand an adjustable link connection between said hand-lever and the otherof said members.

2. A device of the character described comprising two swinging jawmembers, a cross-bar adjustably and pivotally connecting said members, ahandle upon one of said members, a hand-lever pivoted to the other ofsaid members, and a link connectin said hand-lever and the member havingsai handle.

3. A device of the character described comprising two swinging jawmembers, a cross-bar adjustably and pivotally connecting said members, ahandle upon one of said members, a'hand-lever pivoted to the other ofsaid members, and an adjustable link connection between said hand-leverand the member carrying said handle.

4. A device of the character described c0m-rising a pair of jaw members,a pivotinor pivotally connecting the same, a handever upon one of saidmembers, a link connecting said hand-lever and the other of saidmembers, a pivot-pin for pivoting said link a to said member, and aspring upon the latter having its ends or arms connected to saidpivot-pins, substantially as shown and described.

5. A device of the character described comprising jaw members, across-bar pivotally connecting said members and formed with a series ofapertures, a pivot-pin coacting with said apertures to adjustablyconnect said bar to one of said members, a handlever pivoted to one ofsaid members, a link connectin said hand-lever and the other of said memers, said link being formed with a series of apertures, a pin insertedin one of said apertures toadjustably connect said link to said member,and. a spring upon the latter member having its ends or arms enaged withsaid pivot-pins, substantially as described and'for thepurpose-setforth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

KASPAR K. ALLMAN. Witnesses J. M. JARvIs. H. J. WILL.

